An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (children born abroad)

This bill was last introduced in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session, which ended in March 2011.

This bill was previously introduced in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session.

Sponsor

Ujjal Dosanjh  Liberal

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of Oct. 28, 2009
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Citizenship Act to provide that a child born abroad to, or adopted abroad by, a citizen employed outside Canada in or with the Canadian armed forces, the federal public administration or the public service of a province be considered like a child born in Canada.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on Dec. 1, 2010

    Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on Dec. 8, 2010

    • Andrew Griffith, Director General, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Branch, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
    • Nicole Girard, Director, Legislation and Program Policy, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

    Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on Dec. 13, 2010

    • Nicole Girard, Director, Legislation and Program Policy, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Branch, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
    • Rénald Gilbert, Director General, International Region, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

    Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on Feb. 3, 2011

    • Normand Cadieux, Executive Vice-President and Director General, Association québécoise des pharmaciens propriétaires
    • Vincent Forcier, Director, Public Affairs, Association québécoise des pharmaciens propriétaires
    • Danielle Grondin, Director General, Health, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
    • Albert Deschamps, Director General, Regional Headquarters, Department of Citizenship and Immigration